KJP candidates hurt BJP’s chances

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s lacklustre performance in the Mysore City Corporation council elections, the results of which were announced on Monday, indicates an erosion of the party’s vote bank in its traditional urban stronghold.

The BJP’s tally reduced from 18 to 12 in the 65-member council. Constant infighting and a slew of corruption charges at the State-level seem to have impacted the party’s performance.

Moreover, the Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) has cut into its vote share.

The KJP won just one seat in Mysore, although it contested in 53 wards. But, the KJP split the votes in nearly six to eight wards and affected the chances of BJP candidates who came second in 17 wards.

The poll results are obvious and expected. The game spoiler Yadiruppa's greedyness made BJP to fail in state. Yadiruppa dividing the state on castism (Lingayat vote bank)."How the BJP stood for its moral and ethics". Its Karanataka people should undestand and support BJP still.